Re: Couple of questions

["Mark Price" <mprice@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Can't help you with the slave, but it will be necesary to retorque the intake and exhaust after the engine is run. No matter what you do now. Best tool to get is a 9/16" 3/8" drive swivel socket for the lower bolts. You can do it with a swivel and regular socket, but the swivel socket is much easier to manage.
   If you don't retorque after a few heat cycles the intake will leak. Been there done that!
Mark Price

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Marty Bricker <mbrickerusn@xxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: mail-From-mprice-westco.net@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Date:  Mon, 20 Dec 2004 22:11:36 -0800 (PST)

>The engine install is progressing slowly but surely on
>my 83 SX/4 (258 engine) but I have a couple of
>questions:
>-TSM states the torque for the manifolds is 23 ft lbs.
> This seems light when, from my experience, the bolts
>seem to loosen up awfully easy.  It's not easy getting
>to all of the bolts with everything removed and is
>nearly impossible with everything installed so I would
>like to only have to do it once.
>-I was attempting to attach the clutch slave cylinder
>and the plunger would not depress.  I peeled back the
>rubber boot and the inside of the the cylinder was
>completely rusted up!  The slave cylinder is less than
>a year old and the car has been sitting for about 6
>months.  Anyone have any techniques/tricks for keeping
>the rust out (the outside of the cylinder looks fine).
>
>
>
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